Posts Tagged ‘ Beef ’

My First Torchon

My First Torchon

Rolled my first torchon last night as part of the next Chefs #LoveCDNBeef recipe.  I don’t normally pre-blog about these, but I was so excited to try this technique I couldn’t resist showing off my success. With only 2 hands to work with, and a filling that was less torchon and more just a wet beef filling, I had to work fast as I rolled it up. I found these kitchen clips to be a much much faster solution to “tying up the ends”. I was a little concerned about the wetness of the filling, (though I’ll tell you more…

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Chef Rossy Earle’s Ropa Vieja

Chef Rossy Earle’s Ropa Vieja

January's recipe in Chefs #LoveCDNBeef is Chef Rossy Earle's Ropa Vieja. Her Panamanian-style Braised Shredded Beef is rich, flavourful, meaty & versatile, Serve with rice for dinner, in tacos, sandwich fillings, or with tortillas & eggs for breakfast.

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Chef Rossy Earle in Chefs #LoveCDNBeef

Chef Rossy Earle in Chefs #LoveCDNBeef

Given Chef Rossy Earle’s easy touch with beef, it wasn’t a hard to know she’d make a great addition to the Chefs #LoveCDNBeef series. When she agreed to participate I started to salivate in anticipation of what dish she’s share with us. I met Rossy at the first Food Truck Eats event a couple of summers ago. We have a lot of friends and connections in common, but I was still unprepared for this passionate, gregarious, focused Chef to embrace me and start introducing me to her food. Traditional Panamanian and Latin dishes, flavours and techniques with an easy sophistication.…

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Chef Jonathan Korecki’s Pan-roasted Ribeye w/ Wild Mushrooms, Blistered Kale, Lime-Pickled Shallots #LoveCDNBeef

Chef Jonathan Korecki’s Pan-roasted Ribeye w/ Wild Mushrooms, Blistered Kale, Lime-Pickled Shallots #LoveCDNBeef

December’s Chefs #LoveCDNBeef recipe from Chef Jonny Korecki is perfect for a New Year’s Eve feast. When I prepared it, I actually fussed way more than was necessary.  Turns out it is easy to make, flavourful, and quick to prepare.  On top of that it presents beautifully.  I’m looking forward to making this again soon. A couple of quick notes before you get into the recipe: this was the first recipe with an ingredient I didn’t know and couldn’t find – stalk fresh green peppercorns.  Jonny suggested I could try a Thai-grocery and/or T&T. No luck in either. Luckily it…

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Roast Beef, Now I Want Roast Beef #LoveCDNBeef

Roast Beef, Now I Want Roast Beef #LoveCDNBeef

Even saying “Roast Beef” makes my mouth water! So when this month’s Canadian Beef Ambassador post assignment came in, it was all I could do to sit down and write, when I really just wanted to be in the kitchen getting my roast on! I’ve been eating Roast Beef for holidays all my life, I’ve been roasting it in the oven and on the barbecue since I was 15, and I have demanded Roast Beef as my special birthday meal for decades before the Secret Pickle began! As I was preparing for this post, I realized that while I have…

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Dinner’s in The Fire #lovecdnbeef

Dinner’s in The Fire #lovecdnbeef

Cool day today, which means a fire all day. Perfect for braising that chunkof beef we picked up on my way home to the island. Right in the coals and dinner will have that added smokiness. Now it’s all about patience.

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Chef Jason Bangerter’s Braised Canadian Beef Cheeks-Creamy Polenta-Crispy Tasty Bits

Chef Jason Bangerter’s Braised Canadian Beef Cheeks-Creamy Polenta-Crispy Tasty Bits

When Jason agreed to share a recipe as part of the Chefs #LoveCDNBeef recipes featuring Canadian Beef, we had a little back and forth on what cut of beef he would use.  “Might do tongue, liver or cheek. What about veal sweet breads? ORRR would you prefer something more mainstream like rib eye?” I responded “screw mainstream!  I warned them we'd be playing odd bits ;-> “   “Them” being you of course, my kind and gentle readers, who are generally not-so-mainstream. And that’s one of the many reasons I love you!  Besides, mmmm tasty tasty odd bits! 

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Chef Jason Bangerter in Chefs #LoveCDNBeef on unsweetened.ca

Chef Jason Bangerter in Chefs #LoveCDNBeef on unsweetened.ca

You know those times when you meet someone and you feel an instant connection?  That’s how it felt when I met Chef Jason Bangerter, the next chef in the Chefs #LoveCDNBeef series. Jason is the Executive Chef at Oliver & Bonacini’s two restaurants at the TIFF Bell Lightbox: O&B Canteen and Luma. I’ve had the luxury of getting to know Jason over the last couple of years and I have to admit I have a little chef’s crush on him. (shhh don’t tell him!) I met Jason in towards the end of Toronto Taste in 2008. We’d been filming chefs…

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Grilling Vs Marinating Vs Simmering Steaks. #LoveCDNBeef

Grilling Vs Marinating Vs Simmering Steaks. #LoveCDNBeef

Everyone knows what a steak is. Or do we? This month’s Canadian Beef Ambassador task to write about grilling, marinating and simmering steaks got me thinking: “What is a steak?” If it were simply a single cut of meat like a brisket, for example, then every piece would come from the same part of the cow. It would all be predictably tender or not. Every one would have the a similar behaviour when cooking, similar response to marinades and a similar level of flavour. (Though that is another discussion for another day!) But steaks don’t roll like that. (In fact,…

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Chef Matt Kantor’s Honey-Braised Short Ribs with Parsnip and Dandelion

Chef Matt Kantor’s Honey-Braised Short Ribs with Parsnip and Dandelion

When I asked Matt to share a recipe as part of the Chefs #LoveCDNBeef series of monthly recipes from Ch efs featuring Canadian Beef, he offered to share his recipe for Honey Braised Short Ribs with parsnip and dandelion.   I could not have been more delighted. I love Matt’s braises and I’d been asking him for advice on improving my own so this was the perfect recipe.

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Burgers, burgers, burgers! #LoveCDNBeef

Burgers, burgers, burgers! #LoveCDNBeef

Our second task as Canadian Beef Ambassadors is to talk burgers. Well I can certainly do that! In fact, some of you can attest to the fact that when you get me talking burgers it is sometimes quite hard to shut me up! Which is good, because tonight there is a Burger Party on Twitter complete with a $500 Burger Prize Pack up for grabs! Burger Personality Twitter Party RSVP Now! » – Tuesday, August 7th, 2012 7pm EST hosted by @CanadianBeef and @ShesConnected #LoveCDNBeef — (Don’t have a Twitter account? You can still join in the Discussion Wall at…

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Longo’s: Monday’s Stir Fry Kits

Longo’s: Monday’s Stir Fry Kits

Monday was by far the most fun we had with Longo’s Daily Dinner Deals.  Mainly because we got 3 of their Stir Fry Kits to try.  We were gambling that the kits were good and that we could sample a couple of flavours and the leftovers would make great lunches.  At $6.99 per kit it’s really not much of a gamble especially when you can look in the packages and see how fresh the meal and vegetables are.  (Very!) Monday’s deal: Stir Fry Kits What you should know: It’s worth customizing a little as you cook. Our experience: There were…

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